Nolen Hobart
Ensign Nolen Hobart is currently serving as an Engineering Officer aboard the USS Arrow.
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| Nolen Hobart | ||
| Position | Engineering Officer | |
| Rank | Ensign | |
| Species | Human/Betazoid Hybrid | |
| Gender | Male | |
| DOB | 237509.13 | |
| Age | 26 | |
| Birthplace | Relva VIII | |
| Writer ID | A240001NH3 | |
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Appearance
- Height: 5'9"
- Weight: 160 lbs.
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Black
- Build: Slim
Relationships
Family
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Chief Petty Officer Omar Hobart Father Omar Hobart serves at the Starfleet mining facility on Relva VIII. A deeply empathic human from Earth, Chief Hobart successfully instilled in his son an aspiration for the stars, and less successfully taught his son to appreciate the feelings of others as they are. Nolen and Omar retain a good relationship, and communicate regularly. |
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Mara Tarn Mother Mara Tarn lived her entire life on Betazed, through the Dominion Occupation, until leaving upon its liberation. After losing most of her family and friends in the occupation, and traumatized by what she witnessed and endured, she fled Betazed with Omar Hobart, whom she met amidst Federation relief efforts. Settling on Relva VIII, Tarn lived a life of seclusion, the only telepath on the station besides her son. Mara and Nolen do not have a good relationship, and rarely speak directly, each preferring to communicate via messages relayed by Omar Hobart. |
Starfleet
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Commander Hael Tarran Commanding Officer, Relva VIII Mining Station Commander Hael Tarran serves as the station chief for the Relva VIII mining post. He took a shine to Nolen at a young age, and served as mentor. In spite of the figurative headaches the young Hobart often created. In Nolen, Hael saw similarities to his own experience as a child survivor of the Cardassian occupation of Bajor. Commander Hael gave a glowing recommendation for his application to Starfleet Academy, and provided additional context for Nolen's juvenile record, the details of which remain under seal. |
Personality
Nolen is at his best when he is solving a technical problem, devising gadgets, breaking equipment down, and building it back up. He is far from his best when he is engaged in conversation with other sentient beings, be they telepathic or not. When not fully engaged in a task, Hobart can be distant and distracted, his mind apt to wander to the things he's good at. Accordingly he is more likely to lock himself in a maintenance closet than take advantage of shore leave. To the extent that he makes active use of his empathic abilities, Nolen applies them as a survival instinct: a sort of "early warning" system for social interactions he'd rather avoid.
In spite of these "flaws," Hobart is a dedicated officer, and a serviceable friend.
Background
Nolen Hobart was born on Relva VIII in late 2375 as the Alpha and Beta quadrants recovered from the Dominion War. His mother, Mara Tarn, was a Betazoid refugee who had come to Relva VIII with Nolen's father. There they raised an infant Nolen under the protective pressurized domes of the Federation mining facility.
An only child, Nolen proved precocious at an early age, demonstrating advanced empathic abilities which, as a young boy, made him particularly prone to manipulation. Due to the emotional and physical trauma she suffered at the hands of the Jem'Hadar, Mara was somewhat absent, and Nolen did not receive the traditional reader training afforded to Betazoid children. The task fell to Nolen's human father, and to a lesser degree, other station personnel, to teach communal and interpersonal boundaries. The fact that Nolen's telepathic abilities were virtually nonexistent made this a feasible endeavor.
As a young teenager, Nolen began to resent his empathic abilities. Describing a "haze" of emotion that only he (and his mother) experienced, he struggled with a sense of isolation brought on by being surrounded by others. Pain, anguish, joy, hate, love, loss, and lust were equally oppressive to his mind. The emotional trauma suffered by his mother (and broadcast to his mind alone) was especially offensive to young Nolen. Through the help of the station's counselors, Nolen managed to get through depression and rage, but never quite escaped his resentment, or fully accepted his powers.
It was at this time that he began to focus on machines. Tinkering became a pastime and consumed his every waking hour outside of his schooling. This eventually got him into some amount of trouble, and earned him a juvenile criminal record. Despite this, it also provided a path forward, as Omar encouraged Nolen to focus on this budding talent as a path to a career in Starfleet. With the help of his father and Commander Hael, that is what he did.
Service History
Starfleet Service Record
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